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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 05:41 PM
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Default 75 mph wobble NEED HELP!!!
New tires on this weekend. Have triple checked everything I could think of, tire direction correct, everything tight. Wheel is aligned as best to my ability. Any input on what would cause it to feel smooth and straight till I get up to around 75 mph then it started wobbling (straight away not through curves). An using dyna balancing beads instead of conventional weights.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 05:46 PM
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Have you checked the Fall Away adjustment?
 
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Have you checked the Fall Away adjustment?
Plus 1 on that!
 
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I don't know what that is let alone how to adjust it. The wobble felt so bad that I'm not sure if it was coming from the rear or the front
 
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I'm running a 2010 Sportster 1200 Custom.
 
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The bearings in the neck, need to tighten up or replace.
 
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Could this be just bad alignment or out of balanced tires?
 
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Yes it could be out of balanced, who put the tire on, didn't they balance it. At 1:10 in this video shows you how to check the fall away.

 
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Drain the OEM swill from the forks and put in equal, and proper amount of BelRay 10wt and your problem will magically go away.

(ask me how I know)
 
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I change the tires my self but I decided to use dyna balancing beads. Which I be gaining to think are my problem.
 
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